https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398369-why-free-will-doesnt-exist-according-to-robert-sapolsky/
Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky explains why he believes free will does not exist and how society should function without it. He traces the causes of human behaviour from genes, environment, evolution, and neurobiology.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/proceed-your-own-risk/201311/do-we-have-free-will
There is no consensus within psychology as to whether we really do have free will — although much of our field seems to assume that we don't. Freud and Skinner didn't agree on very much, but one

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-we-have-free-will/
"Free will is the idea that we make choices and have thoughts independent of anything remotely resembling a physical process," wrote neuroscientist Read Montague in 2008.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-purpose/202401/do-we-have-free-will-how-the-brain-makes-decisions
A psychiatrist explores the scientific arguments for and against free will, based on the evolution and neurobiology of decision-making. Learn how the brain's complex top-down control systems, quantum indeterminacy, and noisy inputs shape our choices and actions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will
Free will is the capacity or ability to choose between different possible courses of action. The article explores the different views and arguments of incompatibilism and compatibilism, as well as the historical and cultural contexts of the problem of free will.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sense-of-time/202302/why-free-will-is-real
Key points. Scientists and philosophers often argue that we as humans do not have free will. The outcome of the famous Libet experiment has been reinterpreted: the "readiness potential" of the

https://www.sciencealert.com/does-science-really-show-free-will-doesnt-exist-heres-what-you-need-to-know
It seems like we have free will. Most of the time, we are the ones who choose what we eat, how we tie our shoelaces and what articles we read on The Conversation. However, the latest book by Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, has been receiving a lot of media attention for arguing science shows this is an illusion.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/
The term "free will" has emerged over the past two millennia as the canonical designator for a significant kind of control over one's actions. Questions concerning the nature and existence of this kind of control (e.g., does it require and do we have the freedom to do otherwise or the power of self-determination?), and what its true significance is (is it necessary for moral

https://www.britannica.com/topic/free-will
free will, in philosophy and science, the supposed power or capacity of humans to make decisions or perform actions independently of any prior event or state of the universe.Arguments for free will have been based on the subjective experience of freedom, on sentiments of guilt, on revealed religion, and on the common assumption of individual moral responsibility that underlies the concepts of

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/free-will-and-the-brain-michael-gazzaniga-interview/
Gazzaniga: We all need to understand more about free will, or more wisely put, the nature of action. Neuroscience is one highly relevant discipline to this issue. Whatever your beliefs about free

https://iep.utm.edu/freewill/
Explore the nature, significance and controversies of free will, the capacity to choose one's actions. Learn about different accounts of the will, the relationship between free will and causal determinism, and theological and logical determinism.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a45666440/humans-dont-have-free-will-says-scientist/
Stanford University neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky wants everyone to know that, unfortunately, we humans have no free will. None, whatsoever. Sapolsky told the Los Angeles Times that he's spent

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833121-800-do-we-have-free-will-or-are-all-our-decisions-predetermined/
The article explores the philosophical and scientific debate over free will and determinism, and how our sense of choice is influenced by neuroscience and physics. It asks whether we can ever change the world or are we just following the laws of nature and initial conditions of the universe.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/theres-no-such-thing-as-free-will/480750/
For centuries, philosophers and theologians have almost unanimously held that civilization as we know it depends on a widespread belief in free will—and that losing this belief could be

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-free-will-an-illusion/
We still do not know conclusively that our choices are determined. Our intuition, however, provides no good reason to think that they are not. If our instinct cannot support the idea of free will

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientist-decades-dont-free.html
Free will is essential to how we see ourselves, fueling the satisfaction of achievement or the shame of failing to do the right thing. Saying that people have no free will is a great way to start

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCGtkDzELAI
Do we really have free will? Today Hank explores possible answers to that question, explaining theories like libertarian free will and its counterpoint, hard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEatCKgB6Qc
Eckhart discusses free will, if we have it, and how it relates to our level of consciousness.Subscribe to find greater fulfillment in life: http://bit.ly/Eck

https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/28230/chapter/213297155
I have taken an experimental approach to the question of whether we have free will. Freely voluntary acts are preceded by a specific electrical change in the brain (the "readiness potential", RP) that begins 550 msec, before the act. Human subjects became aware of intention to act 350-400 msec, after RP starts, but 200 msec, before the

https://www.bbc.com/reel/playlist/free-will
We consider the evidence in a fascinating three part journey into whether or not we are in charge of our own decisions. From neuroscience to physics to how our understanding of free will impacts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYWiIWpcCIM
The question of whether we are fundamentally free or determined in our thoughts and actions has been in the middle of philosophical debate for many centuries

https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/do-we-have-free-will
We're not free from ourselves. We're not free from our own sinful inclinations and our sinful appetites and our sinful desires. We're slaves to our sinful impulses. That's what the Bible teaches us again and again and again. The Humanist doctrine of free will, the pagan view of free will, says that man is free not only from coercion

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tech-happy-life/202204/do-we-have-free-will-youre-free-read-answer
Indeed, researchers have found that believing we have free will is associated with a host of positive outcomes (e.g., greater life satisfaction, a sense of meaning in life, lower stress, more

https://www.bankrate.com/retirement/what-is-a-will/
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/21/where-to-watch-first-cnn-presidential-debate-fox-abc/74167758007/
Fox News announced it would present "extensive live coverage" of the CNN presidential debate across all its platforms, including the "FOX News Democracy 2024: CNN Presidential Debate" from

https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/06/22/gen-z-politics-gender-divide-elections/73782649007/
Gen Z has a major problem. We are divided. Everyone knows we can be passionate about our politics, and that can lead to some differences. But what many may not realize is that Gen Z has a major

https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2024/06/21/presidential-debate-cnn-donald-trump-joe-biden-election/74167234007/
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to face off in the first presidential debate of 2024 next week. Hosted by CNN, the debate will be 90 minutes and introduce some new

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/20/when-is-the-presidential-debate-joe-biden-donald-trump-cnn/74154310007/
Biden, Trump as well as non-major party candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West and Jill Stein have done so. All participating debaters must appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-reminder-june-17-estimated-tax-payment-deadline-fast-approaching
It includes worksheets and examples that can be especially useful for taxpayers who have dividend or capital gain income, owe alternative minimum or self-employment tax or have other situations. Keep records of income reported on Form 1099-K. Individuals working a part-time job or side hustle must report their income. Earnings may be reported

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/06/18/a-proclamation-on-juneteenth-day-of-observance-2024/
On June 19, 1865, freedom finally came for the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas. That day, which would become known as Juneteenth, the Army arrived to enforce what had already been the law of the